Lyrics for Only Happy When It Rains as interpreted by sawg

Only Happy When It Rains Lyrics
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it's complicated
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
Why it feels so good to feel so sad
I'm only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me

I'm only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad, sad songs
I'm only happy when it rains

I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn't accidentally tell you that
I'm only happy when it rains
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
When I complain about me and you
I'm only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down
You can keep me company
As long as you don't care

I'm only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession?
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
I'm only happy when it rains

Pour some misery down on me
I'm only happy when it rains...

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gmwdlaw
00-00-0000

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I |OVE THIA SONG!!0It's probably my favorite Garbafe song because h can remate to it so mu`h. I can relate"to it bnth ways> The fipst way pecause k am alwbys happh when tjings go wrong..life's tno borine if thei don't. And I can also pelate tn the sa`castic eay becaese like skapunkemo said. most People think that goths xave to be all depressed and shit, when h obviourly am not. I am HAPPY when it r`ins. Not depresaed. I like this song bebause it"shows txat you don't have to be sad all0the timd, you can still"be happi when things arg all fubked up."It really cheerc me up.

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Alina
03-09-2002

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Sometimes I can totally relate to this. We're only happiest when our mood is at our zenith. For me my extreme is either ecstatic..or depressed beyond hell. And that high, in itself, completely shrouds our senses and overwhelms us. Also, when we go through shit, it's refreshing to see the rest of the world is suffering with us.

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R.I.P.
05-01-2002

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It's the story of my life...

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hezbez_ek
05-03-2002

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Yeah this is a good one to listen to when you are depressed, let's you get it all outta your system :D We gotta get more people writing stuff about Garbage songs...

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spliphstar
05-10-2002

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this song is still in my top twenty. shirley manson has in incredible voice

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skapunkemo
05-10-2002

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I love this song along with many other Garbage songs, and as I do agree I share some of the same masochistic qualities in the song, I always thought the song was being somewhat sarcastic to what most people think goths are like. I don't know. It could go both ways and still fuckin' rock.

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Nowhere_Girl
07-07-2002

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I think this song says a lot about me...
I'm only happy when it's complicated...
We're always searching for a problem in life...
so we can say that it's not our fault the way that life works...

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Lets_kill_music
08-06-2002

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i wouldn't say this is either a goth song or a goth band, especially considering they're just another pop group now. although i can agree about the alternative sentiment in the song

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ic_assasain
09-13-2002

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Garbage is all about having a pop sound but dark lyrics at the same time, so they kind of slip under your radar.. this song is about embracing your depression and revelling in it. This is a great song for whenever your're really, really down and feel like you're ready to just live with that. Or when things improve but seem dull, and you wonder if all the angst and stuff wasn't more interesting.

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punkiebruster21
09-23-2002

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garbage is a really good goth sounding band without totally freaking people out. sherly manson is really awsome and i think she has a really unique style compared to alot of female singers. garbage kicks ass!

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bopton
04-02-2003

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I think that this song is about people not being able to feel anything but depression, and ti be without it would be leaving their comfort zone, so basically they're ony compfortable feeling miserable, coz thats what theyre used to.

someone once told me that this song is about golden showers but i really dont think that it is. That persons a bit of a fuckwit!

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SGMonkee497
04-02-2003

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Well I think this song is very sarcastic. Kind of that whole you don't really appreciate what you have until it's gone idea. It's alot easier to be depressed than it is to be happy. Besides the sarcastic irony in this song is great. Definetly one of my favorite songs from them.

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SGMonkee497
04-02-2003

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Well I think this song is very sarcastic. Kind of that whole you don't really appreciate what you have until it's gone idea. It's alot easier to be depressed than it is to be happy. Besides the sarcastic irony in this song is great. Definetly one of my favorite songs from them.

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WhiteIron
04-07-2003

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I agree with ic_assasain about “embracing your depression”. I think that humans just create problems to be more interesting. We "advance" so that we won’t be bored and kill ourselves because we have nothing better to do. That’s why we aren’t primitive stone-age people anymore. That’s why we have shrinks and medications for problems that we’ve lived with and dealt with before. We are living in a society that is never comfortable where it is. It’s never accepting of its faults; it either overlooks them or constantly tries to fix them depending on the severity of the problem. And I think that this song touches on that.

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tubagrl
04-17-2003

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this song always makes me smile. i dont know why but it does... definantly gunna have to agree being depressed IS easier then hiding your feelings behind a smile.
i think the rain is a symbol for a new begining. it washes away all the mistakes you make kind of like the way it cleans the blacktop of all the chalk and mud. starting w. a clean slate type thing.
great song and at the time like no other wanna be punk but deep in their hearts pop. chick singer

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bloodtears
04-18-2003

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I love this song... I can relate to it so much. Only Shirley could sum up my emotions so well in a song. She kicks ass.

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WhiteMagic
07-05-2003

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this song f*cking rocks!

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pure_insanity
05-23-2004

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It applies to a lot of people... People who like to be sad and all. It happens to me somtimes...

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staybeautiful
06-01-2004

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I think there's also that other side to it, which is like sarcastically and bitterly saying "do you think I want to be unhappy and depressed?!" when people say that depression is something you can just get out of by cheering up.

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allthatsleft
12-23-2004

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I realize this song has been around for a while. THis to me makes it even more meaningful. People are still writing about it. It was good enuf to stick around. THis song is like a oxymoron. Only happy when things are as shitty as they can get, only a truly sarcastic person can understand that hidden meaning.

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HappyWhenIt__rains
12-24-2004

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this song is me in a nutshell.

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HappyWhenIt__rains
12-24-2004

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and my favorite song in the whole world.

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kmk_natasha
02-05-2005

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I think anyone who is a pessimist can relate to this song. Shirley Manson seems to be a very dark person. This isn't my favorite, but it's up there.

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Holmesie
02-09-2005

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This song I think typifies Garbage in many ways. Kick ass rock riffs and dark, honest lyrics that people can relate to. I love this band so much, and can't wait for their new material to arrive!

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bitchlips88
02-18-2005

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So me...and everyone will agree.

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